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# Director, Product Design at Motive

- **Company:** Motive
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $225k–$295k
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gomotive/jobs/8770221002

## Job description

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit [gomotive.com](http://gomotive.com) to learn more.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly strategic and impactful Director, Product Design to lead and elevate the design vision for our Spend Management and Workforce Management product teams. This role offers the exciting opportunity to shape the future of our robust offerings in fleet cards, bill pay, spend controls, and X on the spend-side, and driver onboarding, qualifications, rewards, training and performance management on the workforce side.

You will be pivotal in defining and executing the product strategy, working in close partnership with cross-functional leaders to deliver exceptional and user-centric experiences for fleet managers, drivers, and back-office personnel.

As a design leader who remains highly connected to the craft, you will champion the growth and development of a talented team of designers through effective mentorship and coaching, fostering a high-performance design culture. You will also be a key driver in the evolution and adoption of AI-centric product development, ensuring a scalable, unified, and high-quality user experience across our entire product ecosystem.

Reporting to our VP of Design, you will have the opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team to make a significant impact on our customers' lives and contribute directly to key business objectives. If you have a proven track record of successfully leading strategic design initiatives while remaining connected to the design process and tackling complex challenges, we encourage you to apply.

What You’ll Do:

- Drive strategic design initiatives that directly contribute to key business objectives and the product roadmap.
- Identify and champion opportunities for innovation and differentiation through user-centered design across the Fleet Management platform.
- Lead the development and communication of a cohesive design vision for the Fleet Management product area, aligning with the broader company strategy.
- Empower and guide a team of product designers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high-quality design execution.
- Champion a user-centric design culture across the organization, advocating for user needs and design excellence.
- Establish and evangelize high design standards and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Lead design projects end to end, from initial strategic framing through detailed execution and iteration.
- Contribute to and evolve our design system and component library to ensure consistency and efficiency across all product touchpoints.
- Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and operations leadership to define product strategy, prioritize initiatives, and ensure seamless execution.
- Build alignment and articulate a compelling design vision through strong storytelling and presentation skills to various audiences, including executive leadership.

What We’re Looking For:

- 10+ years of progressive experience in user experience, interaction, and interface design, with significant experience leading and managing product design teams within a SaaS environment.
- Demonstrated success leading the design of complex web and mobile products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- A compelling online portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of user-centered design principles, strategic thinking, leadership in driving design vision, problem-solving abilities, and the successful delivery of impactful user experiences and business outcomes.
- Deep understanding of and proven experience in developing, implementing, and scaling design systems across multiple product lines.
- Proven experience leveraging modern AI-driven practices and tools in the creation of strategy documents, prototypes, pull-requests, and development.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to understand how design decisions impact business outcomes.
- Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and build consensus across diverse stakeholders.
- Experience collaborating effectively with distributed or global teams and navigating different cultural and communication styles.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving industry undergoing disruption.
- Unbounded curiosity and a passion for solving complex challenges.
- Familiarity with or a strong interest in the fleet management, logistics, product-lead growth, or related industries is a plus.

Pay Transparency Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting[Motive Perks & Benefits](https://www.comparably.com/companies/motive/perks-and-benefits) The base compensation range for this role is: $225,000—$295,000 USD

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9AbvQHki8zZCyjDjip1g0NtdZHcykJc/view?usp=drive_link).

UK Candidate Privacy Notice [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nqdWTJ7WJJikhj1Yhlo4jxDRA_6yXZbd/view).

The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.

All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.

## About Motive

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Motive provides an all-in-one, AI-powered fleet management and driver safety platform that helps over 100,000 companies manage their physical operations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed; no public ticker)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available in provided sources
- **Founders**: Shoaib Makani (co‑founder, CEO) – other co‑founders not listed in provided sources

## Core Business
- **Industries**: Fleet management, driver safety, workforce management, equipment monitoring, spend management.
- **Target Customers**: B2B – enterprises and SMBs that operate commercial fleets or manage physical assets (e.g., transportation, logistics, construction, field services).
- **Mission/Purpose**: “Transforming the physical economy” [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).

## Products & Services
- **Fleet Management**: AI‑powered platform for tracking vehicles, optimizing routes, and managing compliance.  
- **Driver Safety**: Real‑time dashcams and AI alerts to reduce accidents and improve driver behavior.  
- **Workforce Management**: Tools for scheduling, time tracking, and managing drivers and staff.  
- **Equipment Monitoring**: IoT‑based tracking and diagnostics for trailers, trailers, and other assets.  
- **Spend Management**: Fuel card, expense tracking, and invoicing solutions to control costs.

All products are part of a fully integrated suite [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed in provided sources.
- **Key Metric**: Headcount – more than 4,000 employees globally [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in provided sources.
- **Growth Signals**:  
  - 100,000+ customers [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).  
  - Recognized on the **Forbes Top Cloud 100** list.  
  - Named a **Best Remote Large Places to Work** by Fortune, **Best Company for Career Growth** by Comparably, and **Best Workplaces in Technology** by Great Place to Work [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated AI‑Driven Suite**: Combines hardware (dashcams, IoT sensors) with software in a single platform, offering a unified view of fleet operations.
- **Scale and Brand Trust**: Serving over 100,000 companies, with a strong industry reputation and multiple workplace awards.
- **Remote‑First Culture**: Attracts top global talent by offering a flexible work model supported by robust perks and development programs.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities across all products to improve safety, efficiency, and cost control.
- Expanding global footprint through ten office locations and a remote‑first hiring approach.
- Continuous investment in employee growth and diversity initiatives to sustain innovation.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexibility**: Fully remote, hybrid, or in‑office options with a work‑from‑home stipend. Offices in San Francisco, Nashville, Buffalo, Vancouver, London, Mexico City, Taipei, Lahore, Islamabad, and Bengaluru [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).
- **Benefits**: Competitive salaries, health/vision/dental insurance, mental health support, generous PTO, enhanced parental leave, retirement plan, and referral bonuses [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).
- **Development**: Leader Academy, Engineering Academy, transparent career paths, quarterly mentorship meetups, and inclusive leader training [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).
- **Culture**: Employee resource groups (AAPI, Keep Parenting, Melanin, MoPride, Women, DNA, Veterans), diversity‑focused recruiting events, and a supportive, inclusive environment where 96% of employees feel they have supportive working relationships [gomotive.com](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/).

## Sources
1. [gomotive.com – Careers page](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/)
2. [gomotive.com – Company page](https://gomotive.com/company/)
3. [gomotive.com – Homepage](https://gomotive.com/)
4. [gomotive.com – Job openings](https://gomotive.com/company/careers/jobs/)
5. [gomotive.com – Leadership page](https://gomotive.com/company/leadership/)

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